The US has announced a record increase in its nuclear arsenal: this has not been seen since the Cold War.
In 2023, the US nuclear arsenal was replenished with a record number of weapons since the Cold War.
The large arms shipment was announced by the head of the National Nuclear Security Agency, Jill Hruby.
The official said that the United States is beginning to reap the benefits of investments made during the time of Barack Obama, Donald Trump and under Joe Biden, according to the country's Ministry of Energy website .
Last year, the US nuclear weapons arsenal increased by more than 200 munitions. We are talking about modernized models.
The Pentagon has never received such a volume in a year since the end of the Cold War.
Hruby added that by 2026, the US will field improved B61-13 thermonuclear bombs that can be carried by both bombers and fighters.
In 2025, Washington plans to spend $21 billion on the modernization and production of nuclear weapons.
